Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is suspending state gas and diesel taxes again
Georgia’s governor is suspending state taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel
1970-01-01 08:00
Book Review: Novelist and blogger Cory Doctorow pens a manual for destroying Big Tech
“There is no fixing Big Tech,” Cory Doctorow, a novelist and public-interest technologist who gained online fame with the blog “Boing Boing,” writes in his new book “The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means of Computation,” a manifesto for people who want to destroy it."
1970-01-01 08:00
Millennial Money: Food service workers prepped for success in other jobs
Despite having great soft skills, workers with a history of food service work may be overlooked as not having relevant experience when it comes to other careers
1970-01-01 08:00
2024 GOP contenders clash over Covid-19 records as they warn against future mandates
Amid an uptick in coronavirus cases, Republican presidential candidates are taking aim at limited, local returns to masking requirements -- using those moves as an opening to warn against broader restrictions.
1970-01-01 08:00
Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal cases
Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of a final tax evasion charge though she still faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine president used to muzzle her critical reporting
1970-01-01 08:00
On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden seeks to boost its defense spending by 28%
The Swedish government wants to increase the country's defense budget by 28% as it prepares to join the NATO alliance
1970-01-01 08:00
Spicy food challenges have a long history. Have they become too extreme?
A tortilla chip maker’s decision to pull its extremely spicy product sold as a “One Chip Challenge” from store shelves following the death of a Massachusetts teen has renewed attention on the popularity — and risks — of similar dares marketed by brands and spread widely online
1970-01-01 08:00
California fast food workers to get $20 minimum wage under new deal between labor and the industry
Most fast food workers in California would get a raise next year under a new bill in the state Legislature
1970-01-01 08:00
Cybersecurity 'issue' prompts computer shutdowns at MGM Resorts properties across US
Casino and hotel giant MGM Resorts International says a cybersecurity issue led to the shutdown of computer systems at its properties across the U.S. A statement Monday from the Las Vegas-based company said the incident began Sunday and the extent of its effect on reservation systems and casino floors was not immediately known
1970-01-01 08:00
Sarah Burton, who designed Kate's royal wedding dress, to step down from Alexander McQueen
The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, is stepping down as creative director at Alexander McQueen after two decades at the brand, luxury group Kering said
1970-01-01 08:00
Google's dominance of internet search faces major challenge in legal showdown with U.S. regulators
The U.S. government is taking aim at what has been an indomitable empire: Google’s ubiquitous search engine
1970-01-01 08:00
JetBlue is stepping up a campaign to save its plan to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion
JetBlue Airways is making another move to try to save its proposed purchase of Spirit Airlines
1970-01-01 08:00